> -----Original Message----- > From: Andre Langevin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >XTOL isn't really the best push developer... Microphen or > DD-X work better. > > If I remember well I was using XTOL with a 1:2 or 1:3 > dilution. I guess I was looking for trouble...
Kodak recommends against 1:3 these days. > > Microphen is the next one I was to try. A friend of mine > prepares Microphen concentrates at home. I'll try it for the > 3200 films exposed at 800-1000 and get some DD-X for the > pushed ones. Thanks for the tip, Tom. DD-X is liquid Microphen, more or less. > > >What do you mean by mitigated? > > No punch, not dense enough, especially in the center (the top > and bottom of film was a bit denser). I think you're agitating too hard. tv